History Main / NothingNiceAboutSugarAndSpice

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' are made of sugar, spice, everything nice PLUS Chemical X, which makes them capable of defeating any and all bad guys and monsters in their universe, while remaining cute little girls who attend kindergarten when not fighting crime.

* In this infamous fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'', Pinkie Pie is a {{serial killer}} and [[ImAHumanitarian cannibal]] who not only uses pieces of her victims in her cupcake recipe but also takes cutie marks, pegasus wings, and unicorn horns and adds them to the dress she wears when torturing somebody.

** Exaggerated in one particular episode, where Dexter and Deedee accidentally switch applications for their fan clubs, with Dexter [[TastesLikeDiabetes showing up in a tutu]] to [[Series/TheATeam Action Hank's clubhouse]] while Deedee shows up [[RatedMForManly tattooed and in army fatigues]] to the [[MyLittlePhony Pony Puff clubhouse]]. Action Hank and the other members [[GentleGiant instantly understand the mix-up and laugh off the mistake]] only to [[MoodWhiplash somberly]] [[OhCrap realize that all is not well]]... SmashCut to Deedee ''[[DisproportionateRetribution being lowered into a vat of boiling oatmeal]]'' by a bunch of {{Psychotic Smirk}}-ing Pony Puffs for ''[[CategoryTraitor daring to violate gender norms]]''.

->Amma killed Lily all by herself, hit her on the back of the head with a stone, then strangled her with bare hands, plucked the six teeth, and cut her hair. All down an alley, behind that Dumpster where she’d left the body. She’d brought the rock, pliers, and scissors to school in the hot pink backpack I’d bought for her. Lily Burke’s chocolate-colored hair Amma braided into a rug for my room in her dollhouse.

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[[caption-width-right:320:You don't want to be her date to the prom.]]

This trope is AlwaysFemale and sometimes a Foil in a TenderTomboyishnessFoulFemininity dynamic. The DistaffCounterpart to SissyVillain, where male villains dress or behave effeminately.

* In this infamous fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'', Pinkie Pie is a serial killer and cannibal who not only uses pieces of her victims in her cupcake recipe but also takes cutie marks, pegasus wings, and unicorn horns and adds them to the dress she wears when torturing somebody.

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'': Dahlia Hawthorne is a delicate-looking and very feminine young woman (she wears a pink dress and a matching parasol and [[DisneyCreaturesOftheFarce summons pink butterflies]] as a sign of her purity. She's actually [[spoiler: a serial murderer and master manipulator who uses her feminine charms and skill at poison to commit crimes.]]

A SisterTrope to SugaryMalice, although this extends to costume, appearances, and props, and is specifically ''feminine''. Also, these characters are defined as being dangerous - not merely malicious. This woman uses WomanlinessAsPathos.

* ''Film/{{Audition}}'': Asami appears to be the perfect woman: a soft-spoken, badly abused ballet dancer who always [[EtherealWhiteDress wears white]] and [[IJustWantToBeLoved just wants to be loved.]] However, if she senses she has any competition - regardless of what it is - she will [[spoiler:drug, torture, and slowly, sadistically dismember them...while retaining her soft voice and childlike manner.]]
* Invoked in ''Film/BlackSwan''. Nina sees Lily like this for being overly sexual and liberated, and begins to imagine that Lily is out to sabotage the more traditional 'good girl' Nina. [[spoiler:But played with. Lily never seemed to have any particular ill will towards Nina and it was Nina herself who ended up losing her mind and stabbing herself, not attacking or harming Lily in any way.]]

* The "insane" Jackie in ''Film/TheHouseOfYes'' permanently dresses as Jackie Kennedy in the famous pink suit and forces people to call her Jackie-O, while trying to persuade her [[{{Twincest}} twin brother]] to restart their sexual relationship, despite him being engaged to Leslie [[spoiler:and eventually kills him rather than let him leave her.]]

* Adopted daughter Esther in ''Film/{{Orphan}}'' is a DeliberatelyCuteChild in little Victorian dresses and pigtails - and she's also a [[spoiler:grown woman who's plotting to massacre her new family so she can have the father all to herself.]]
* Played with in ''Film/{{Midsommar}}''. Dani is a makeup-free tomboy for most of the film, but her GirlinessUpgrade including wearing a huge floral dress marks [[spoiler:her induction into a murderous cult and agreement for Christian to be ritually sacrificed.]]
* A rare AntiHero version: Cassie in ''Film/PromisingYoungWoman'' always wears highly feminine clothes (always pink or another bright color) and lots of makeup, while she's pretending to be drunk so that men will take her home and she can punish them for trying to rape her. And she's trying to get revenge on the people who drove her best friend to suicide, even if that means making an ex-friend think she was raped and [[spoiler:pretending to]] set a teenage girl up to be raped.
* ''Film/{{Stoker}}'': India Stoker is a [[LonersAreFreaks solitary]] teenage girl who always wears old fashioned dresses or modest shirt-skirt combinations, often in silk, is attracted to her murderous uncle, and stabs her would-be rapist with a pencil when he tries to attack her. [[spoiler:She also kills her uncle Charlie and the film ends with her accepting the family creed of murder and killing a police officer, while dressed in the same way.]]

** Amma and Adora in ''Literature/SharpObjects'' are both generation-specific versions. EvilMatriarch Adora is TheMunchausen and enjoys making all her daughters sick and being viewed as the perfect mother even if it meant killing her youngest, Marion. Amma, on the other hand, is viewed as an innocent little girl while [[spoiler:murdering rivals for her mother's and Camille's attention and putting their teeth in her CreepyDollhouse.]]

* Serena Joy in ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'', especially the flashbacks [[spoiler:but coming out more after she left Gilead.]] She was one of Gilead's main architects and their impeccably dressed public face before the Sons of Jacob took over, and could be found espousing sexist rhetoric while wanting to be treated differently. Her motif is a ballerina (although she herself doesn't do ballet). her hair is always perfectly curled, and she wears pink and white.

** The animatronics in ''Sister Location'' are pink and purple, and generally designed in a way that suggests that they are intended for young girls. However, not only are they HostileAnimatronics, but [[spoiler:they are literally designed for the purpose of abducting and killing children]]. Of particular note is Ballora and Circus Baby. Ballora is a purple-and-white ballerina animatronic whose game mechanics involve not making as much noise as possible traversing her gallery as she dances and sings around the area [[spoiler:and was designed to misdirect victims]]. Circus Baby is a little girl animatronic [[SoftSpokenSadist with a soft voice]] who [[spoiler:kills a child by luring her with ice cream, then crushing her inside herself]]. She is also a ManipulativeBitch who [[spoiler:is the mastermind behind the scheme to combine into one animatronic, "scoop" the player character (who is the girl's brother), and wear his hollowed out corpse to escape the facility]]. She returns in ''Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator'' as a direct antagonist. [[spoiler:And the soul inside her, the same little girl she killed? She's [[DaddysLittleVillain more than ecstatic]] to help [[BigBad her father]] out.]]

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyTrialsAndTribulations'': Dahlia Hawthorne is a delicate-looking and very feminine young woman (she wears a pink dress and a matching parasol and [[DisneyCreaturesOftheFarce summons pink butterflies]] as a sign of her purity. She's actually [[spoiler:a serial murderer and master manipulator who uses her feminine charms and skill at poison to commit crimes.]]

* The demon general Shugari in ''Webcomic/AngelMoxie'', just as evil as the other demon generals but looks and acts like a 12 year old girly-girl who loves pink, puffy-sleeved princess dresses, (killer) bunnies, and boy bands. She passes herself off as normal tween called Candi Shugari (Candy Sugary) to attend the school of the heroines.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': Just Girly Things, [[http://www.scpwiki.com/scp-4319 SCP-4319]], is a dangerous website focused on girly things because it [[spoiler:warps the minds of its viewers and gives them powers to make people and things, girly. Which becomes especially dangerous when the woman running the charge is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain viciously bigoted towards trans people and lesbians]] and is forcing people to conform to her own standards]].

* ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls2019'': Carol Ferris/Star Sapphire is a cheerleader with a love of romance and the color pink, has a supervillain outfit that consists of a frilly pink dress and a tiara, and has love-based powers that manifest in hearts and [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple purple constructs.]] She's also a PsychoExGirlfriend to Hal who is hellbent on getting revenge on him and murdering anyone who she thinks he might be dating.
* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': Nemesis is a supervillainess imaginary friend based around femininity to contrast with Imaginary Man's masculinity. As such, she has a motif of hearts, flowers (which are Imaginary Man's weakness), and the color pink, and her crimes revolve around [[PokeThePoodle forcing a feminine touch on traditionally masculine settings through vandalism]]. Subverted in that [[spoiler:Neme''sister'' is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold engaged in a friendly SiblingRivalry with her "brother" Imaginary Man]].

* ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': Nemesister is a supervillainess imaginary friend based around femininity to contrast with Imaginary Man's masculinity. As such, she has a motif of hearts, flowers (which are Imaginary Man's weakness), and the color pink, and her crimes revolve around [[PokeThePoodle forcing a feminine touch on traditionally masculine settings through vandalism]]. Subverted in that [[spoiler:she's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold engaged in a friendly SiblingRivalry]].

** It's implied that [[JackTheRipoff Vanny]] was a fairly normal GirlyGirl before [[BrainwashedAndCrazy her run-in with Glitchtrap]]. It's mentioned in the ''Special Delivery'' emails that, alongside her [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant more bizarre and gruesome Internet search history]], she also looks up things like bees, flowers, [[MulticoloredHair rainbow hair extensions]], books of cupcake recipes, and glittery pink journals with pictures of puppies on them. She is also shown [[FauxAffablyEvil skipping]] in full costume in ''Security Breach'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY9-jWQQHgw&ab_channel=PlayStation gameplay trailer]], is represented as a princess in a minigame, and her possible guard persona is wearing [[ColorMotifs purple]] nail polish. As a copycat killer of William Afton, she has a similar modus operandi and [[WouldHurtAChild preferred target]].

* Dolores Umbridge of ''Literature/HarryPotter'' is fond of wearing pink clothes and an Alice band in her hair. She also loves making pupils [[WritingLines write lines]] with their own blood and persecute [[FantasticRacism hybrids]] and [[MageBornOfMuggles Muggle-borns]].

** Also from ''Security Breach'' is the Glamrock variant of [[FeatheredFiend Chica]]. She is the GirlyGirl of the Glamrock band, so naturally, she has a pink and white color scheme, a bow holding feathers in a way that resembles a ponytail, and visible makeup and eyelashes. Not only does she hunt down Gregory like the other animatronics, but she does so even after she gets damaged by a trash compactor.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': Just Girly Things, [[http://www.scpwiki.com/scp-4319 SCP-4319]], is a dangerous website focused on girly things because it [[spoiler:warps the minds of its viewers and gives them powers to make people and things, girly. Which becomes especially dangerous when the woman running the charge is [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain viciously bigoted towards trans women and lesbians]] and is forcing people to conform to her own standards]].

* ''Film/GoneGirl'': Amy wears a lot of angelic white, uses fluffy gel pens, a master of the FalseRapeAccusation, and is a huge fan of Creator/JaneAusten and love stories. She's also plotting to frame her husband for her own murder and gets dressed up in a lacy slip in order to murder her ex-boyfriend while they have sex.

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'': Dahlia Hawthorne is a delicate-looking and very feminine young woman (she wears a pink dress and a matching parasol and [[DisneyCreaturesOftheFarce summons pink butterflies]] as a sign of her purity. She's actually [[spoiler:a serial murderer and master manipulator who uses her feminine charms and skill at poison to commit crimes.]]

** It's implied that [[JackTheRipoff Vanny]] was a fairly normal GirlyGirl before [[BrainwashedAndCrazy her run-in with Glitchtrap]]. It's mentioned in the ''Special Delivery'' emails that, alongside her [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant more bizarre and gruesome Internet search history]], she also looks up things like bees, flowers, [[MulticoloredHair rainbow hair extensions]], books of cupcake recipes, and glittery pink journals with pictures of puppies on them. She is also shown [[FauxAffablyEvil skipping]] in full costume in ''Security Breach'''s [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/346435207936606208/893490506288492555/images_1.jpeg gameplay trailer]], is represented as a princess in a minigame, and her possible guard persona is wearing [[ColorMotifs purple]] nail polish. As a copycat killer of William Afton, she has a similar modus operandi and [[WouldHurtAChild preferred target]].

* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'':
** The animatronics in ''Sister Location'' are pink and purple, and generally designed in a way that suggests that they are intended for young girls. However, not only are they HostileAnimatronics, but [[spoiler:they are literally designed for the purpose of abducting and killing children]]. Of particular note is Ballora and Circus Baby. Ballora is a purple-and-white ballerina animatronic whose game mechanics involve not making as much noise as possible traversing her gallery as she dances and sings around the area [[spoiler:and was designed to misdirect victims]]. Circus Baby is a little girl animatronic [[SoftSpokenSadist with a soft voice]] who [[spoiler:kills a child by luring her with ice cream, then crushing her inside herself]]. She is also a ManipulativeBitch who [[spoiler:is the mastermind behind the scheme to combine into one animatronic, "scoop" the player character (who is the girl's brother), and wear his hollowed out corpse to escape the facility]]. She returns in ''Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator'' as a direct antagonist. [[spoiler:And the soul inside her, the same little girl she killed? She's [[DaddysLittleVillain more than ecstatic]] to help [[BigBad her father]] out.]]
** It's implied that [[JackTheRipoff Vanny]] was a fairly normal GirlyGirl before [[BrainwashedAndCrazy her run-in with Glitchtrap]]. It's mentioned in the ''Special Delivery'' emails that, alongside her [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant more bizarre and gruesome Internet search history]], she also looks up things like bees, flowers, [[MulticoloredHair rainbow hair extensions]], books of cupcake recipes, and glittery pink journals with pictures of puppies on them. She is also shown [[FauxAffablyEvil skipping]] in full costume in ''Security Breach'''s [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/346435207936606208/893490506288492555/images_1.jpeg gameplay trailer]], is represented as a princess in a minigame, and her possible guard persona is wearing [[ColorMotifs purple]] nail polish. As a copycat killer of William Afton, she has a similar modus operandi and [[WouldHurtAChild preferred target]].

** It's implied that [[JackTheRipoff Vanny]] was a fairly normal GirlyGirl before [[BrainwashedAndCrazy her run-in with Glitchtrap]]. It's mentioned in the ''Special Delivery'' emails that, alongside her [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant her more bizarre and gruesome Internet search history]], she also looks up things like bees, flowers, [[MulticoloredHair rainbow hair extensions]], books of cupcake recipes, and glittery pink journals with pictures of puppies on them. She is also shown [[FauxAffablyEvil skipping]] in full costume in ''Security Breach'''s [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/346435207936606208/893490506288492555/images_1.jpeg gameplay trailer]], is represented as a princess in a minigame, and her possible guard persona is wearing [[ColorMotifs purple]] nail polish. As a copycat killer of William Afton, she has a similar modus operandi and [[WouldHurtAChild preferred target]].

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[[caption-width-right:350:You don't want to be her date to the prom.]]

A SisterTrope to SugaryMalice, although this extends to costume, appearances, and props, and is specifically ''feminine''. Also, these characters are defined by being dangerous - not merely malicious. This woman uses WomanlinessAsPathos.

SoundtrackDissonance follows them around, as they'll usually be big fans of pop (especially boy bands), RetailTherapy, and other traditionally feminine media such as the ChickFlick. But they will also be ready to fight, to stalk, and to plot revenge. If there's a particular sinister scene of them smearing makeup over their face, it can almost be guaranteed that they qualify. When they're not wearing pink, they might be seen in an EtherealWhiteDress, but whatever they wear, they follow LightIsNotGood and BrightIsNotGood.

* In ''Anime/KillLaKill'', Nui Harime is the Grand Courtier of REVOCS and an out of control, psychotic [[TheDragon Dragon]] to the main villain. A {{Kawaiiko}} dressed in a frilly pink dress and GirlishPigtails, she dances and giggles around the battlefield while murdering people and presenting one of the most formidable challenges to the heroes. [[spoiler: She also murdered Ryuko's father, which she gleefully gloats about]].

* In this infamous fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}'', Pinkie Pie is a serial killer and cannibal who not only uses pieces of her victims in her cupcake recipe but also takes cutie marks, pegasus wings and unicorn horns and adds them to the dress she wears when torturing somebody.

* ''Film/GoneGirl'': Amy wears a lot of angelic white, uses fluffy gel pens, a master of the FalseRapeAccusation, and is a huge fan of Creator/JaneAusten and love stories. She's also plotting to frame her husband for her own murder, and gets dressed up in a lacy slip in order to murder her ex-boyfriend while they have sex.

* Helen Narbon of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' is a super-girly MadScientist. She is heavily associated with the color pink and heart icons, wear pink glasses and loves cutesy things like kittens and gerbils- particularly when she's able to mutate them into adorable abominations of mad science to take over the world and destroy her enemies.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' are literally made from sugar, spice and everything nice. Plus Chemical X, which makes them badass superheroes.

Unlike her sisters the GirlyBruiser or the LadyOfWar, this woman is an invariably dark character, usually a PsychopathicWomanchild. She lacks scruples. For this reason, the trope mostly applies to female villains, although the odd very dark AntiHero or AntiVillain may be found somewhere. If she's a supervillain, she might have SuperCuteSuperpowers such as a HeartBeatdown. She may be genuinely AffablyEvil or a heroic character who is driven to commit cruelty. Whatever their stated goal, they will get down and dirty in fighting; they can be a DarkActionGirl, but they don't need to be. They'll kill. A simple AlphaBitch doesn't qualify here, but a particularly clever, violent, or [[ManipulativeBitch manipulative]] one might. They use their girlishness and/or traditional femininity to disarm those around them, but their femininity isn't a façade. It will often increase, rather than disappear, when they are committing murderous or evil acts. Their favorite tactics will be WoundedGazelleGambit and ObfuscatingStupidity. Some examples are SilkHidingSteel, but in general, most of the examples here are more like pink fur/velvet covered in steel. Also, they usually don't hide their cores of steel very well - at least, not to the audience. Whatever girlish hallmarks around them will soon appear very sinister.